Intier Automotive Seating Goes Live With Agile PLM to Decrease Sourcing Cycle Times and Improve Visibility and Communication

Leading Automotive Supplier Implements Agile's Product Lifecycle Management Solution in 12 Weeks

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 28 -- Agile Software Corporation , a leading provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions, today announced that Intier Automotive Seating, a subgroup of Intier Automotive, and an innovative leader in the development and manufacture of seating systems for the global automotive industry, deployed the Agile PLM solution in twelve weeks. With Agile Product Cost Management, Intier expects to decrease sourcing cycle times, more effectively communicate with suppliers and other internal and external groups, and have greater visibility to manage product costs, sourcing selection and process status.

"In the highly competitive automotive business, companies now recognize that product lifecycle management is critical to business performance and results. Intier Automotive Seating's adoption of Agile PLM solutions is an example of this," said Ed Miller, CIMData president. "Agile has a unique approach to PLM, enabling companies to leverage product information across the extended enterprise, which enhances business performance by supporting key initiatives such as product cost management, integrated product development, design collaboration, supply chain management, product requirements/ portfolio management, and global resource utilization -- initiatives that can make or break a company."

"The ability to integrate bills of material, RFx, engineering change management, bid packages, spend information, and other key sourcing data in order to automate purchasing activity and improve overall cost management is something that Intier defines as a competitive advantage," said Jeoff Burris, vice president of purchasing for Intier Automotive Seating. "We were looking for the best solution in the marketplace that could support complex quoting cycles, including material, non-material, recurring and non-recurring cost analysis as well as facilitate collaboration on the evolution of these cost models with our internal and external suppliers. After evaluating several solutions, we chose Agile PLM for its functionality, flexibility, ease of use and quick implementation time. We were up and running with the Agile solution within weeks, and look forward to extending our partnership with Agile in other areas."

Agile Product Cost Management enables companies to manage product costs across the product lifecycle and make informed sourcing decisions early on, synchronizing product cost intelligence and processes across design, sourcing, manufacturing and supplier tiers. Agile Product Cost Management is enabling Intier to improve their control over all sourcing processes by providing:

  -- Linkage to the most current product record, throughout the product
     lifecycle;
  -- Collaborative team-based, BOM-based RFx (RFI-request for
     information; RFP-request for proposal; or RFQ-request for quote),
     and time-phased product cost management;
  -- Visibility and analysis of the extended supply chain "co-sourcing"
     procurement leverage;
  -- A robust, reusable knowledge management repository of material and
     non-material cost data, and
  -- Measurement of actual vs. target costs and margin goals, across a
     product's lifecycle.

"Intier supplies most major automobile manufacturers in the world, and they needed to select a PLM provider that could bring efficiencies into their purchasing and engineering supplier collaboration process quickly. We're pleased that Agile was their choice for achieving their objectives," said Jay Fulcher, Agile president and COO. "Intier joins a growing number of companies in the industry that are selecting Agile to leverage suppliers and multi- tiered partners, strategically manage total costs and establish an efficient supply network to build competitive advantage."

About Intier

Intier Automotive is an innovative leader in the development and manufacture of vehicle interior and closure components and systems for the global automotive industry. The Company's capabilities are among the most diversified in the industry, ranging from understanding consumer needs and wants; market and consumer research; concept development, design and engineering; testing and validation; to the manufacture of interior and closure systems. Intier is also a leader in vehicle interior integration and program management. Intier's product expertise includes complete seating systems including seating hardware; cockpit systems; overhead, sidewall and trim systems; floor carpet and complete vehicle acoustic systems; and cargo management systems. Closures product expertise includes complete door systems; system module technologies including mid-doors; sliding doors; electro-mechanical systems; window systems; and latching systems. Intier has approximately 24,000 employees at 71 manufacturing facilities, 17 product development, engineering and testing centers and 17 sales/purchasing offices throughout North America, Europe, Brazil and Asia Pacific. For more information, please visit www.intier.com.

About Agile Software Corporation

Agile Software Corporation helps companies drive profits, accelerate innovation, reduce costs, and ensure regulatory compliance throughout the product lifecycle. With a broad suite of enterprise class PLM solutions, time-to-value focused implementations, and a unique Guaranteed Business Results(SM) program, Agile helps companies get the most from their products. Alcatel, Boeing, Dell Inc., Flextronics International, Hitachi, Leapfrog, Lockheed Martin, Magna Steyr, Siemens, QUALCOMM and ZF are among the nearly 1200 customers in the automotive, aerospace and defense, consumer products, electronics, high tech, industrial products, and life sciences industries that use Agile solutions. For more information, call 408-284-4000 or visit www.agile.com.

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